Crime control : the use and misuse of police resources / David John Farmer.

Author
Farmer, David John, 1935- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Plenum Press, c1984.
Description
xix, 233 p. ; 22 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
Criminal justice and public safety. [More in this series]
Summary note
The question of how to use police resources productively, par{u00AD} ticularly in this era of tight municipal budgets, is a major con{u00AD} cern for police chiefs and others responsible for crime control. In Crime Control: The Use and Misuse of Police Resources, David J. Farmer provides new insights into this question and sug{u00AD} gests a practical resource allocation approach for police poli{u00AD} cymakers and administrators. The book documents the results of current police resource allocation practices and describes the major research studies that have identified a need to restructure police field operations. It very usefully outlines the development and nature of allocation techniques and ana{u00AD} lyzes the political contexts which influence resource alloca,., tion. After describing planning at the neighborhood level that should inform the allocation process, the author provides a comprehensive "planning-budgeting-resources allocation" approach to managing a productive police department. This comprehensive approach is illustrated by an account of the Manpower Allocation Review System (MARS), which the author developed and introduced in the New York City Police Department in 1972 when I was commissioner.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
  • "Reading list for the elected official": p. 219-225.
  • Bibliography: p. 203-218.
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
ISBN
0306416883
LCCN
^^^84011470^
OCLC
10778548
RCP
H - S
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